We had commissioned a piece from Rob back in November based off my girlfriend (Canucks), and once we finally get it back from framing we are going to send a side-by-side to show what a great job he did!!

She loved it so much, that she immediately wanted a baseball one when the season starts! I truly think she was just as excited for it as I was once we got the process started and the final results were much more than what we expected!!

Matt, Pete pretty effectively answered your question there: yeah, most of the girls in sports unis are private commissions, and based on actual ladies, though every now and then I'll create one from outta my head.

Peter, so glad you guys're digging the art!

Here's a look at a commission I did last summer, and the subject herself for comparison: http://rkullman.blogspot.com/2009/06/auburn.html

And that link you posted is really damn impressive. I never knew they were mostly modeled after real people. I agree with one of the comments under it. I would LOVE to get one done of my girlfriend in a NJ Devils jersey, if i had one...

Old-Timey Hockey Tales

Celebrate the Golden Age of the coolest sport on earth. Features stories about Gordie Howe, Michel Briere, Lester Patrick and the Rocket Richard Riot. By Rob Ullman and Jeffrey Brown. 32 color and black and white pages, $6. Click the photo to order!

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Bio

ROBERT ULLMAN pays the bills as a freelance illustrator for a plethora of publications and clients, such as THE HOCKEY NEWS, PENTHOUSE, THE STRANGER, LAS VEGAS WEEKLY, HarperCollins, The U.S. Army and The American Red Cross. He creates comics in his spare time (of which there never seems to be enough), including ATOM-BOMB BIKINI, GRAND GESTURES, and OLD-TIMEY HOCKEY TALES.
rob (at) robullman (dot) com